Music as muse to the creation of art

Music has a mesmerising power to connect souls. When melody is an inspiring muse for artists, it truly creates an artistic ambience. This was evident at a recently concluded art camp at the 10-day (February 22-March 3) Bengal Sangskriti Utshab Sylhet 2017.
9 March 2017

A tribute to folk legend Kalika da

From Lalon to Shitalong, from Dhamail to Bihu - Kalikaprasad Bhattacharjee captured each and every nuance of rich Bengali folk music in a style and manner that few could do, further enshrining homegrown culture in northeastern parts of India as well as Bangladesh.
8 March 2017

“Bhuban Majhi,” releases in Thakurgaon

“Bhuban Majhi,” a Liberation War-based film directed by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan, released recently in Thakurgaon.
8 March 2017

Appreciating women's crowning glories

When envisioning challenging sports such as lathiyaal, archery and horse-racing, one cannot help but imagine men helming these fields.
8 March 2017

INSTILLING THE SPIRIT OF LIBERATION WAR

To instil the spirit of the Liberation War while revisiting the timeless melodies that inspired numerous Freedom Fighters in the battlefield of 1971...
8 March 2017

Shah Rukh posts son AbRam’s pic on Women’s Day

On International Women's Day 2017, Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan posts a wonderful message.
8 March 2017

From bricks to walls: Women torchbearers

One of our favourite pastimes was to gather with our friends on the rooftops and practice broto-chari...with the daily laundry strung as 'tents' off course,” my mother would tell us whenever the women's movement came up in the conversation.
7 March 2017

WOMEN'S VOICES

Women around the world have come a long way from the days when they engaged in fierce struggles to gain the right to vote.
7 March 2017

George Michael died of natural causes: British coroner

British pop icon George Michael who was found dead at his home on Christmas Day, died of natural causes, a coroner announces.
7 March 2017

Imran Khan ready to turn director

Imran Khan, who was last seen in Nikkhil Advani's 2015 romantic-drama"Katti Batti" is all set to turn director.
6 March 2017

The stage is my comfort zone

Ankhi Alamgir is making a big comeback this Pohela Boishakh with two new music videos featuring new songs.
6 March 2017

Kolkata theatre troupe enthralls Mymensingh audience

Rabindra Nagar Natyaayudh of Kolkata in India staged their show “Chhau Macbeth” at Muslim Institute auditorium on Friday evening.
6 March 2017

Port city reverberates to Tagore songs

The programme started with a chorus performance by the four artistes-“Prothomo Adi Tobo Shokti”, a Bhanga song in the Puja style.
6 March 2017

Scholastica students perform 'Muktadhara'

Scholastica, a well-known school in Dhaka, celebrated its 40th year of educational excellence with a three-day performance of the play “Muktodhara” at their senior section premises in Mirpur.
6 March 2017

JOY BANGLA CONCERT ON MARCH 7

The long awaited youth centric concert of the year, “Joy Bangla Concert”, is set to take place at the Army Stadium in the capital today.
6 March 2017

Reviving the glory of Bangladesh

Emaz Uddin Pramanik, Textiles and Jute Minister; Mirza Azam, State Minister for Textiles and Jute; the secretary of the ministry
5 March 2017

BANGLADESH AT THE KHAJURAHO DANCE FESTIVAL '17 Centre of attention

For the second time in two years, Dhaka-based cultural organisation Shadhona, participated in the prestigious four-decade old
5 March 2017

Karan Johar to dad twins

Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has become the single parent of twins -- a girl and a boy-- born through surrogacy last month.
5 March 2017

“Poetry of Darkness” at AFD

Rashedul Huda's 4th solo painting exhibition titled “Poetry of Darkness” opened at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD)
5 March 2017

Box Office: 'Logan' Wins Friday With Massive $33 Million

Hugh Jackman's “Logan” is a box office beast.
5 March 2017